Pheasant Cuts

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Pheasant Cuts

Pheasant Cuts

From the ground, it might pass unnoticed—but from the air, the landscape is etched with an intricate pattern of cuts. Here, swathes of heather have been mown to encourage fresh growth, providing food and cover for pheasants and grouse bred for sport. This intervention shapes the moorland with a geometry which is starkly revealed after a fresh a covering of snow.

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